# SIDACtor Product Data Book & Design Guide

## Product Overview
This document details SIDACtor solid-state crowbar devices designed for telecom equipment protection against transient conditions. These devices utilize patented ion implant technology for effective surge protection up to 5000A, meeting regulatory requirements like GR 1089, TIA-968, ITU-T K.20/21, and UL 60950.

## Key Features & Benefits
️· Fast Response: Effective protection within nanoseconds.
️· High Surge Capability: Handles surges up to 5000A.
️· Regulatory Compliance: Meets various industry standards.
️· Low Capacitance: Suitable for high-speed transmission equipment.
️· Reliable Protection: Offers absolute surge protection regardless of current or dv/dt.
️· Non-degenerative: Will not fatigue over time.

## Applications
️· Central office line cards (SLICs)
️· T-1/E-1, ISDN, xDSL transmission equipment
️· Customer premises equipment (phones, modems)
️· PBXs, KSUs, switches
️· Primary protection (main distribution frames, etc.)
️· Data lines, security systems
️· CATV line amplifiers
️· Sprinkler systems

## Electrical Parameters (Definitions)
️· On-State: Simulates a short circuit during full conduction.
️· Off-State: High impedance, appears transparent to circuits.
️· Off-state Capacitance: Typical capacitance in off state.
️· Switching Current: Maximum current needed to switch on.
️· Holding Current: Minimum current to maintain on state.
️· Peak Pulse Current: Maximum rated peak impulse current.
️· Peak One-Cycle Surge Current: Maximum rated one-cycle AC current.

## Packages
Available in various packages including:
️· TO-92, TO-220, DO-214AA, MS-013, SIP
️· Surface Mount & Through-hole options

## Warranty & Terms
️· 12-month warranty against defects in materials and workmanship.
️· Exclusive remedy is replacement/repair/credit at supplier’s option.
️· Detailed terms & conditions regarding pricing, liability, and contingencies are outlined within the document.